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Daily Archives: January 6, 2007

Over 100 Bochurim-Shluchim Spend Shabbos in Miami

Over 100 Bochurim-Shluchim at the biggest ever Kinus yet, finished a Shabbos of non-stop Farbrengens. The energy in the room was palpable, as all of them danced shoulder-to-shoulder, celebrating their common zechus in being the Rebbe’s Shluchim.

Following Mincha on Friday evening, the Shluchim found their seats as Yudi Steiner, Kinus coordinator, officially welcomed the assembled Shluchim. After his warm opening remarks, he introduced the guest Mashpia, Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi who spoke for a few minutes on the purpose of the Kinus and the significance of it taking place on Shabbos Vayechi.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Baby Boy!

Dov and Chani Misholovin from Miami, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yossi and Leah Moscowitz from Wimbeldon, England had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Yaffe (Longmeadow, MA) to Devorah Gindi (Brooklyn, NY)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Ahuva Coates from Chicago, IL had a baby boy!

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New Engagement!

Yaakov David Gordon (Melbourne, Australia) to Rivka Pink (Solihull, England)
New Engagement!

Mendel New (Crown Heights) to Sara Silverman (Marietta, GA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Sholom Ber Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Mussie Baumgarten (Rockaway, NJ) L’Chaim: Tuesday, May 7th, 8:00pm at the JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Binyomin Wilhelm (Zhitomir, Ukraine) to Chaya Sosonkin (Brooklyn, NY)
Twins!

Two girls were born to Zalman and Chaya (nee Slonim) Phillips from East Flatbush!
New Engagement!

Levi Deitsch (Perm, Russia) to Tehilah Holtzberg (Pomona, NY)
New Engagement!

Menachem Mendel Amer (Moshave Mivtachim, EY) to Feiga Leah Norton (Los Angeles, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at The Shull 481 Albany Ave
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chana Genya Goodman had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Moshe Cunin (Reno, NV) to Doba Brikman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: L’Chaim: Sunday, April 14th, 8:00pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Bezalel and Devory Broh from Remsen Village had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 63 E. 91st Street between E. New York Ave and Rutland Road
New Engagement!

Reuben Greenberg (Crown Heights) to Sara Brown (Liverpool, UK) L’Chaim: Sunday, April 14th, 8:00pm at the JCM Downstairs
New Engagement!

Daniel Namdar (Crown Heights) to Sossie Shain (Tenefly, NJ)
New Engagement!

Ari Levitin (Los Angeles, CA) to Frayda Flint (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:0pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

Over 100 Bochurim-Shluchim gathered from the United States and Canada in Miami Beach, Florida for the annual Kinus Hatmimim Hashulchim. The Bochurim began arriving on Thursday night and were set up in their room in the Yeshiva of Miami. That night Bochurim had already gathered and begun Farbrenging with each other.

Friday morning at 8:30am was a Shiur Chassidus in the Maamor Bosi Legani from R. Yosef Yeshaya Abrams mashpia in the Yeshiva, followed by Shacharis, breakfast and registration where Bochurim received a tefillin bag.

The Bochurim later heard a Shiur on Hilchos Mikvo’os from R. Pinchos Weberman the Rabbi of Kehillas Ohev Shalom in Miami.

Full gallery of over 70 pictures in the Extended Article!

Kinus Hatmimim Hashluchim Underway in Miami

Over 100 Bochurim-Shluchim gathered from the United States and Canada in Miami Beach, Florida for the annual Kinus Hatmimim Hashulchim. The Bochurim began arriving on Thursday night and were set up in their room in the Yeshiva of Miami. That night Bochurim had already gathered and begun Farbrenging with each other.

Friday morning at 8:30am was a Shiur Chassidus in the Maamor Bosi Legani from R. Yosef Yeshaya Abrams mashpia in the Yeshiva, followed by Shacharis, breakfast and registration where Bochurim received a tefillin bag.

The Bochurim later heard a Shiur on Hilchos Mikvo’os from R. Pinchos Weberman the Rabbi of Kehillas Ohev Shalom in Miami.

Full gallery of over 70 pictures in the Extended Article!

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Opportunity in Romania Lures Growing Numbers of Israelis

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

Bucharest, Romania — Ideally, Chabad representatives to Romania would like to see Jews return to Israel. But for the growing numbers who opt to stay, Bucharest is experiencing a Jewish revival.

As Romanian society swings wide open to accommodate the recent embrace by the European Union, Jewish life in the former Eastern bloc country is experiencing a parallel sweeping change, with an influx of Israeli citizens and international businesspeople. In addition to the 15,000 Romanian Jews, Israelis have added another 10,000, according to estimates by Chabad representative, Rabbi Naftali Deutsch. Jewish embassy workers and investors riding the Romanian economic wave pump up the country’s Jewish population by another thousand or so.

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Shluchim Office's Friendship Circle Division organizing first-ever girls' volunteer leadership Shabbaton

Brooklyn, NY — Since its launching twelve years ago in West Bloomfield, Michigan, the Friendship Circle has become a phenomenon. The Chabad-based volunteer program, which pairs service-minded Jewish teens with children with special needs, has spread to 10 American states and four countries since its 1994 inception. A current total of 3,850 volunteers now operate under the leadership of their local shluchim worldwide.

“I never believed the success would go this far,” says Rabbi Levi Shemtov, the Circle's founder. “I guess we underestimated the power of selfless and dedicated teenagers.”

Friendship and Leadership

Shluchim Office’s Friendship Circle Division organizing first-ever girls’ volunteer leadership Shabbaton

Brooklyn, NY — Since its launching twelve years ago in West Bloomfield, Michigan, the Friendship Circle has become a phenomenon. The Chabad-based volunteer program, which pairs service-minded Jewish teens with children with special needs, has spread to 10 American states and four countries since its 1994 inception. A current total of 3,850 volunteers now operate under the leadership of their local shluchim worldwide.

“I never believed the success would go this far,” says Rabbi Levi Shemtov, the Circle’s founder. “I guess we underestimated the power of selfless and dedicated teenagers.”

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Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
Overland Park, KS — Blumah Wineberg said that more than 50 years ago the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the late Rabbi Menachem M. Schneersohn, had the foresight to create the Lubavitch Woman's Organization known as Neshei U'bnos Chabad.

The Rebbe maintained that women share the obligation to study and master the esoteric “soul” of Torah and thereby achieve knowledge, love and awe of God.

“At that point, he felt that women had tremendous power and ability to bring about change and have tremendous strength to tap into that for spiritual and physical well-being,” Wineberg said.

Wineberg, who serves as director of the local Neshei Chabad, said the national organization is still trying to nourish the souls of Jewish women. It will do so next week at its 45th annual Neshei U'bnos Chabad Convention, which will be held in Kansas City Friday through Sunday, Jan. 12-14, at the Hilton Airport Hotel. The weekend's theme is “A Spa for the Body, Mind and Soul.” Similar conventions are also held in Europe, Israel and South America.

Neshei Chabad Retreat Aimed at all Jewish Women

Kansas City Jewish Chronicle

Overland Park, KS — Blumah Wineberg said that more than 50 years ago the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the late Rabbi Menachem M. Schneersohn, had the foresight to create the Lubavitch Woman’s Organization known as Neshei U’bnos Chabad.

The Rebbe maintained that women share the obligation to study and master the esoteric “soul” of Torah and thereby achieve knowledge, love and awe of God.

“At that point, he felt that women had tremendous power and ability to bring about change and have tremendous strength to tap into that for spiritual and physical well-being,” Wineberg said.

Wineberg, who serves as director of the local Neshei Chabad, said the national organization is still trying to nourish the souls of Jewish women. It will do so next week at its 45th annual Neshei U’bnos Chabad Convention, which will be held in Kansas City Friday through Sunday, Jan. 12-14, at the Hilton Airport Hotel. The weekend’s theme is “A Spa for the Body, Mind and Soul.” Similar conventions are also held in Europe, Israel and South America.

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